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In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Alec Baldwin stands in costume and speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting last year on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022Santa Fe County Sheriff’s OfficeNew Mexico prosecutors announced Thursday they will be dismissing manslaughter charges… […]

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTo spot and remove offensive posts, TikTok has tens of thousands of Ireland-based workers tasked with content moderation, CEO… […]

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTwitter removed blue legacy check marks from nonpaying users’ accounts on Thursday, weeks after the Elon Musk-owned company initially announced that the changes would begin.The company confirmed on Wednesday that it would begin removing the blue check marks from users who didn’t pay for the company’s subscription service, Twitter… […]

Reusable shopping bag with logo at Whole Foods Market grocery store in Dublin, California. Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesAmazon’s Whole Foods is letting go some corporate employees as part of a planned reorganization of select teams, and as its parent company closely examines costs.Whole Foods plans to reorganize certain global and regional support… […]

South Korea’s Kospi hit a fresh record Tuesday as trading resumed after a public holiday, with investor sentiment supported by hopes for a breakthrough in the U.S.-Iran peace talks. PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Monday negotiations with Iran were “proceeding nicely,” though he warned that the U.S. could resume attacks if the talks failed. Oil prices were mixed […]

An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces conducted “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran early Tuesday local time, with U.S. Central Command saying the military action was to […]

Brent crude oil prices rose Tuesday as U.S. strikes in southern Iran and President Donald Trump’s mixed messaging on talks between Tehran and Washington kept traders on edge. Brent crude futures, the international crude benchmark, gained more than 4%, to $100.40 a barrel by 11 a.m. ET compared to its Monday close. West Texas Intermediate futureswhich […]

Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. Now that the Trump-Xi summit has helped keep tariffs in check, Chinese companies and U.S. representatives alike are making the most of an extended […]

Surfside drinks on display at the trade show during CinemaCon 2026 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 15, 2026. Travis P Ball | AP About a decade ago, sales of LaCroix began to skyrocket. Soon, flavored seltzers were everywhere, from grocery store refrigerators to liquor store shelves. But the era of bubbles looks […]

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday previewed next week’s important Wall Street action, suggesting it’s wise to pay attention to a slew of retail earnings as well as reports from Dell and CrowdStrike . He also said that the coming week is typically a good one for the market and advised investors to ring the register […]